PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
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single rastrum
15
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
6
11
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12
2
3
5
4
4
5
1
6
6
7
5
8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
19
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
7
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
17
German
3
Italian
12
Latin
21
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
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roman
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textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
poor
4
very high
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Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS IV.922, c. 1520, one quire (117-125) c. 1515, All folios
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